Medium severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46086
net: bridge: use a stable FDB dst snapshot in RCU readers
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: bridge: use a stable FDB dst snapshot in RCU readers
Local FDB entries can be rewritten in place by `fdb_delete_local()`, which
updates `f->dst` to another port or to `NULL` while keeping the entry
alive. Several bridge RCU readers inspect `f->dst`, including
`br_fdb_fillbuf()` through the `brforward_read()` sysfs path.
These readers currently load `f->dst` multiple times and can therefore
observe inconsistent values across the check and later dereference.
In `br_fdb_fillbuf()`, this means a concurrent local-FDB update can change
`f->dst` after the NULL check and before the `port_no` dereference,
leading to a NULL-ptr-deref.
Fix this by taking a single `READ_ONCE()` snapshot of `f->dst` in each
affected RCU reader and using that snapshot for the rest of the access
sequence. Also publish the in-place `f->dst` updates in `fdb_delete_local()`
with `WRITE_ONCE()` so the readers and writer use matching access patterns.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.14.1 before 5.10.259; 5.11 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; +8 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de before c502fa9f094cb03d1d1685c71e2105ab359bc2b8; 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de before a6ae4511c07b91f597e461406c6330f0d4ff810e; 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de before 1406c4e0ed1eaf8a29801ab1163d00fb7ee4359a; 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de before 0b9e4bbfb7c949151e3acd44ed4aa33614d2e110; 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de before 81af4137a30c4c2dc694dea8cacb180bd66000ef; 960b589f86c74ce582922fcb996103271081f4de before 5424e678f9b304e148cf5dcc047cffc7a56a3bb5; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46086
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46086
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b9e4bbfb7c949151e3acd44ed4aa33614d2e110
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1406c4e0ed1eaf8a29801ab1163d00fb7ee4359a
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5424e678f9b304e148cf5dcc047cffc7a56a3bb5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81af4137a30c4c2dc694dea8cacb180bd66000ef
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2d9d4e657b23dc21f24cf139e3aeff0b61341f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6ae4511c07b91f597e461406c6330f0d4ff810e
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